Nightfly lists his preferred picks among last week's newly released music videos.

Chasing The Matrix:Nightfly's Music Video Week in Review (week of 1/29/12)

This week's column once again reflects another week with ample new releases to choose from. More than a couple videos merely linked this week would probably have been embedded in a less loaded one.One thing for sure, as much as I try to catch the majority of new videos released each week I know there're several I miss. So, once more, I ask that you please alert me to any cool videos I may miss so I can either include them in the next column's Make-Up section or you can embed them yourself in the comments area. Thanks.

Before getting down to business I thought I'd also note the appearance of Nicki Minaj guest starring in not only one, but two hot videos spotlighted this WiR.

The first bonus video presented in this column is one I would've surely missed if not for famed fashion editor Nina Garcia sharing it via tweet. To me, it perfectly embodies the modern marriage between fashion and music in advertising. Behold the 2012 Spring/Summer women's collection by Prada (and make sure to follow Nina Garcia on twitter).

This clip stands out-of-competition for what I hope are obvious reasons. For one, I tend to keep live videos from competing against special effects and/or animation laden shorts plus this particular clip just sort of seemed more transcendent to me than the rest."These Days" by Foo Fighters {released 2/2 via VEVO}

It begins (in alphabetical order, except for the winners)....* Warning: videos below may contain mature content not suitable for all ages *

Thanks a bunch for Chasing The Matrix with me again this week and I hope I presented something of interest to you. As you spend the week flipping back to the A-side make sure to Have a Good One and Keep Your Groove On! See ya next week.

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About the Author - Nightfly

A proud member of NBCUniversal's and A+E Television Networks’ Digital Media Teams, Nightfly routinely interviews producers, creators and stars of various network programs and films with a concentrated emphasis on the Syfy channel. Formally educated in Communications, Computer Science and Music, his résumé reflects more than a decade broadcasting in the fields of television and radio. With pieces routinely published at ScreenFad and Press Pass L.A., his primary areas of interest include TV, film, music, web series, comic books, fashion, pen 'n paper RPG gaming as well as various other pop-culture topics. An avid Twitter user, Nightfly supports the arts, the entertainment community, numerous charities and crowdfunding projects through his journalistic netizenship and non-partisan, multicultural-centric activism.